Name: Homemade Garlic Ghee
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 pound butter; 4 cloves garlic (smashed)

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Some call it liquid gold, but I think Homemade Garlic Ghee is more like liquid sunshine. It makes me so happy and takes only minutes to make! Fill me up buttercup!

A glass mason jar filled with Homemade Garlic Ghee outside with pink flowers and green grass in the background.

If you've never heard of ghee before, it's actually as simple as making clarified butter.

What is so special about that you ask? Let me count the ways...

**Please Note - The printable recipe card with detailed instructions and complete ingredient measurements for making Homemade Garlic Ghee is available near the end of this post.

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What are the ingredients and kitchen equipment needed for making Homemade Garlic Ghee?

butter
garlic cloves
cheesecloth
saucepan
strainer
glass jar with a lid

What is ghee?

Ghee is traditionally the major fat source of Indian cooking.

What makes it different than plain clarified butter is that it's cooked longer in its milk solids which gives ghee its distinct and more intense buttery flavor.

Ultimately the milk solids are strained away leaving nothing but the pure amber, liquid gold.

Because ghee's milk solids are separated from the fat during the cooking process and then strained off ghee is far superior for people who have trouble digesting dairy.

Why cooking with homemade ghee is beneficial:

Homemade Garlic Ghee is perfect for those people who are following a keto (ketogenic) diet in which your daily caloric intake is mainly from healthy fats.

Ghee is rich in medium-chain fatty acids that are absorbed directly to the liver (like carbs) and burnt as energy. Ghee is also rich in oil-soluble vitamins A and E, and it stimulates the secretion of gastric acid, thus aiding in the digestive process.

Because ghee has had the milk solids, water, and impurities removed during the cooking process, it's perfect for cooking and frying due to its high smoking point. Ghee won't break down into free radicals as some other cooking oils do.

Jar of garlic ghee with pink flowers in the background.

How to store homemade ghee:

Homemade Garlic Ghee doesn't require refrigeration and will last up to 3 months (not that you'll have it that long) when stored in a dark place.

Once it cools ghee will turn into a semi-solid and will turn a pale yellow color.

Ghee liquefies immediately upon being heated and the flavor it imparts to foods is unlike any other.

I urge you to make some today.

Garlic Ghee in a backyard setting with tropical pink flowers. — The wonderful taste of homemade garlic ghee is perfect for savory cooking.

The easy steps for making Homemade Garlic Ghee:

Add butter into a saucepan along with smashed garlic cloves. Stir well.
Melt butter over medium-low heat.

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Raise the heat to medium-high allowing the butter to come to a low boil. Boil for 1 minute.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 4-5 minutes. You'll notice the milk fat on the bottom of the saucepan.
Place the cheesecloth in the strainer and strain the clear garlic ghee into a glass jar and discard the solids.
Cool the ghee before adding the lid to the jar.

Is making homemade ghee more economical?

YES!

Ghee can be purchased in many markets and specialty stores (i.e., Trader Joes and Whole Foods) but it's very costly if you're going to purchase it already made.

Making your own ghee is highly rewarding, takes only minutes to make, and will save you money too. Ghee whiz...what's not to love?

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Below is the printable recipe card for today’s Homemade Garlic Ghee.

If you’ve enjoyed this recipe and look forward to making it (or have already made it), I’d appreciate if you’d take a moment to give it some feedback by way of stars near the comment section at the end of this post. Thank you so much!

Homemade Garlic Ghee

Renee Goerger

4 from 5 votes

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Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Course butter, Sauces

Cuisine Indian, keto

Servings ounces

Calories 204 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 1 pound butter
▢ 4 cloves garlic smashed

Instructions

In a medium saucepan over medium/low heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic and stir.
Increase the heat to medium/high and allow the butter to come to a boil. Boil for approximately 1 minute.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer lightly for 4-5 minutes. You'll notice the milk fats have settled on the bottom of the pan and the clarified butter is on top.
Use the strainer and cheesecloth to strain the ghee into a glass jar and discard the milkfat.
Allow the ghee to cool and place the lid on the jar.
Store in a cool, dark place for up to 3 months. Use as you would regular butter and also to saute and pan-fry foods.

Notes

Tools and equipment;

saucepan, strainer, cheesecloth, glass jar with lid

Nutrition

Serving: 1ounceCalories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 0gProtein: 0gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 202mgPotassium: 9mgFiber: 0gSugar: 0gVitamin A: 710IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0mg

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I have only scratched the surface regarding the benefits of ghee and why it's so important to have on hand for your cooking, and for your health.

If you're curious to find out more, the internet has a wealth of information about ghee that I just know you'll find fascinating.

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